System and method for inspecting a composite part during manufacture

A system for inspecting a composite part during manufacture, the system comprising:

• an inspection system configured to detect an in-process anomaly with respect to a ply of the composite part during placement of the ply;
• a computing system configured to determine part location coordinates of the in-process anomaly detected by the inspection system with respect to the ply of the composite part, wherein the computing system is also configured to map the in-process anomaly to a digital part model based upon the part location coordinates;
• and
• a display, responsive to the computing system, configured to present a representation of the digital part model including an indication of the in-process anomaly relative thereto.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for inspecting a composite part during manufacture, the computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein that in response to execution cause a computing system to:

• receive information regarding an in-process anomaly with respect to a ply of the composite part during placement of the ply;
• determine part location coordinates of the in-process anomaly with respect to the ply of the composite part;
• map the in-process anomaly to a digital part model based upon the part location coordinates;
• and
• cause a representation to be presented of the digital part model including an indication of the in-process anomaly relative thereto.